Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-10-01
TRAIN ROBBERY.
The Atlantic & Pacific Trim Held up
 by Masked Men.
HE ENTRIES CAR ROBBED OF A
 VERY LARGE AMOUST.
Heavy Reward Onrred.

Heavy Reward Offered
 At73O last night tGriug train rob- bery occurred at Navajo Tank, three miles vest oi Navajo Springs. near tEe New Mexican line in Auzona, The train had stopped at the tank to take water. Engineer Hag2 aas oilipg hIs engine and Express Messenger Vaugn WAS busy ID u:- Oar, which was locked, when s gang of iFs:u robbers, whose sp- proach had not been np1ced, and who had probably been wai-ing a' that point for .he train, opened ire, putting one ball in.o the headlight O: the lccomo- tive and several balls into tns coaches one passing entirely through the mOker. No resistance being offered, two of the robbers approached Tue express Ger. Messenger Vaughn said: 'SC coon ss ] heard the firing l knew It wHs no. 22 caliber, tendeTfeet work, but 45 calIber rustlers who were at work. l had been there before amOug ihe bushw hGcs6 IS in Missouri during the war" MT. Vauchn says that ;hey called to bum to oyeu the car, but be made DO reply ur- til they told him that unless the csr was open sd st once they would blow 1t up, when he opened the door. They made him hold ID his hands and cOms out Oi the car, when one of them entered IL. He WAS then ordered tO follow back into the car, the second roboer entering be- hind him. He was now forced Rt the pant of revolvers to open the small safe from which the robbers selected such of tine contents as they appeared to thInk valuable. Mir. Vaughn says: T talked them out of opening the biz safe. " After getting what they wanted. they took Nr Vaughn out of the car to a point behind the tsnk, and ealing ihs nan who wss near the engIue. on tee same side, left. Mir. Vaughn says: "i sav three men, but there must have been more, ss the train was fired into from both sides"
 Engineer WsRg had hIs inieclOr at wofk when the firing commenced. and not stopping to turn IL of. escaped ID the darkness, and ran to Navajo SpriugF three mics distant. where ,, gevs the alarm. Thers happened to he an en- zine there with steam up. and five er were very soon found and armed, who mounted the engine, and ran down tC the tank, arriving there a few minutes after the robbers pad left.
 AD investigation Ot the ground showed that the robbers came and went in c spring wagon. It vas to dark to Ub- tsin a fair descr criptIOn of the robbers Nr. Vaughn says ths. ,he man who did the talking was not above tbe medium height, and wss slenderly bGIlt. Ht wore & half mask. The fireman say the masks were O. some grey material Mir. Vaughn would give no estimate ai 10 the value of the packages taken, but intimsted that the amount was mol large, and that the loss would have beer much more serious if the larger safe hsd been opened.
 The passengers were not disturbed neither was the mail car. The immu nity of passengers and postal clerks ]. probably due to Engineer Wsgg's es- cape. the robbers knowing that Dnt ( few moments would elspse when relieI would come to the beleagurei train.
 Telegrsms were at once sen. 10 eK press and railroad headquarters and st once telegrsms were sent back from both the railroad and express compa mes offering on the part of each rs ward of Sl .0O0, making a total reward o g. 0O0 for the apprehension of the rob bers.
 The place selected for the robbery was just over the New Mexican IIue. and was probably selected with view to the New Mexican law. V hich makes eyeD aI 4tiempt st tram Wrecking or robbery punishable by death. Active measure have been taken by both the railroad aud express companies for the spDre hension ol the robbers, Parties o armed men were sent in sli directions ID pursuit, and It Is probable that they will be captured today. and if 80 theil punishment will quickly follow.-Albu querque Citizen.